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Walsall road accidents in 1990: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 944 road traffic collisions in Walsall in 1990, and 1,289 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 19 were fatal and 169 were serious.

Collisions were level with 1989 (940), and casualties rose from 1,233.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 33,576 collisions in Walsall.

Collisions in 1990
944
Level with 1989
Casualties in 1990
1,289
Up 5% on 1989
Fatal collisions
19
2% of collisions
Serious collisions
169
18% of collisions

Crash severity in Walsall in 1990

2% of collisions in Walsall in 1990 were fatal and 18% serious, against 1.3% and 17% in Walsall from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal192%
  • Serious16918%
  • Slight75680%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal191.5%
  • Serious19915%
  • Slight1,07183%

Walsall road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Walsall, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 994 in 2000. 1990 is highlighted, with 944, level with 1989.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1990
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025407510
2024339444
2023375521
2022434597
2021439611
2020360508
2019485684
2018486682
2017505700
2016537716
2015523717
2014512730
2013392577
2012346526
2011407571
2010555773
2009609869
2008691935
20078431,144
20067541,036
2005717981
2004714965
20037841,052
20027841,035
20019141,216
20009941,377
19999231,301
19989651,330
19979141,288
19969221,282
19958751,167
19948891,208
19938111,087
19928841,190
19918821,223
19909441,289
19899401,233
19889061,168
19877641,010
19868881,132
19858951,150
19849121,143
19838781,096
19828151,022
19818931,200
19809141,163
19798561,114

When and where crashes happen in Walsall in 1990

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday133 (14%)
  • Tuesday124 (13%)
  • Wednesday145 (15%)
  • Thursday131 (14%)
  • Friday169 (18%)
  • Saturday142 (15%)
  • Sunday100 (11%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5931 (3.3%)
  • 03:00 to 05:598 (0.8%)
  • 06:00 to 08:59120 (13%)
  • 09:00 to 11:59104 (11%)
  • 12:00 to 14:59188 (20%)
  • 15:00 to 17:59200 (21%)
  • 18:00 to 20:59166 (18%)
  • 21:00 to 23:59127 (13%)

Collisions by month

  • January92 (9.7%)
  • February78 (8.3%)
  • March93 (9.9%)
  • April79 (8.4%)
  • May70 (7.4%)
  • June89 (9.4%)
  • July74 (7.8%)
  • August67 (7.1%)
  • September74 (7.8%)
  • October86 (9.1%)
  • November75 (7.9%)
  • December67 (7.1%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight656 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit275 (29%)
  • Dark, no street lighting7 (0.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown5 (0.5%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.1%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds736 (78%)
  • Raining, no high winds118 (13%)
  • Fine with high winds19 (2%)
  • Raining with high winds18 (1.9%)
  • Fog or mist6 (0.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.2%)
  • Other41 (4.3%)
  • Not recorded4 (0.4%)

Road surface

  • Dry598 (63%)
  • Wet or damp329 (35%)
  • Frost or ice14 (1.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.3%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph2 (0.2%)
  • 30 mph750 (79%)
  • 40 mph94 (10%)
  • 50 mph14 (1.5%)
  • 60 mph42 (4.4%)
  • 70 mph42 (4.4%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway772 (82%)
  • Dual carriageway114 (12%)
  • Roundabout44 (4.7%)
  • One way street or slip road11 (1.2%)
  • Not recorded3 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Walsall in 1990

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant696 (54%)
  • Pedestrian270 (21%)
  • Motorcyclist119 (9.2%)
  • Cyclist105 (8.1%)
  • Van occupant42 (3.3%)
  • Bus or coach occupant35 (2.7%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)11 (0.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant8 (0.6%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.2%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.1%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 548 (3.7%)
  • 6 to 1088 (6.8%)
  • 11 to 15111 (8.6%)
  • 16 to 20257 (20%)
  • 21 to 25193 (15%)
  • 26 to 35223 (17%)
  • 36 to 45127 (9.9%)
  • 46 to 5583 (6.4%)
  • 56 to 6581 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7548 (3.7%)
  • Over 7530 (2.3%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider658 (51%)
  • Passenger361 (28%)
  • Pedestrian270 (21%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car1,185 (70%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes125 (7.4%)
  • Motorcycle121 (7.1%)
  • Pedal cycle106 (6.2%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes71 (4.2%)
  • Bus or coach45 (2.6%)
  • Other vehicle32 (1.9%)
  • Taxi or private hire car10 (0.6%)
  • Minibus5 (0.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Walsall in 1990

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1990 in Walsall

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  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

How Walsall ranked among 350 areas in 1990

Of the 350 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Walsall had the 82nd most road collisions in 1990.

Collisions
82nd
highest of 350 areas
Casualties
78th
highest of 350 areas
Fatal collisions
65th
highest of 350 areas
Serious collisions
92nd
highest of 350 areas

Roads in Walsall with the most crashes in 1990

The A454 had the most collisions in Walsall in 1990: 85, including 15 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Walsall, 1990
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA45485117015
2ndA347284017
3rdA461536214
4thM6477716
5thA4148335534
6thA452335008
7thA462313915
8thB4155263505
9thB4210253516
10thA4038222405
11thB4152212706
12thA4124193025
13thB4154142923
14thA463111802
15thB4456101200
16thA403191602
17thA591812
18thB41539910
19thB415791502
20thB415181202

Towns in Walsall: crashes in 1990

Walsall itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 1990: 258.

Postcode districts in Walsall: crashes in 1990

WS2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Walsall in 1990: 213.

Latest crashes in Walsall in 1990

Of the last 24 crashes in Walsall in 1990, none were fatal and 7 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1990.

Severity

Walsall road accidents in other years